A haplotype-based evolutionary history of barley domestication.

ABSTRACT: Barley is one of the oldest cultivated crops, with a complex evolutionary and domestication history¹. Previous studies have rejected the idea of a single origin and instead support a model of mosaic genomic ancestry^2,3. With increasingly comprehensive genome data, we now ask where the haplotypes - the building blocks of this mosaic - originate, and whether all domesticated barleys share the same wild progenitors or whether certain wild populations contribute more heavily to specific lineages. To address these questions, we apply a haplotype-based approach to investigate the genetic diversity and population structure of wild and domesticated barley. We analyse whole-genome sequences from 682 genebank accessions and 23 archaeological specimens, tracing the spatiotempora

SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12629985 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature